HISTORY OF THE SEVENTH REGIMENT ILLINOIS VOLUNTEER INFANTRY From Its First Muster Into The US. Service April 25th, 1861 to Its Final Muster Out, July 6, 1865 (Illinois Regimental History)

Ambrose, D. Leib

Verlag: Illinois Journal Company, Springfield, Ill, 1868

Beschreibung

BOOK DESCRIPTION: 12 mo, xii, 391, (i) pgs, unit history., errata. Rebound in blue cloth with gilt titled spine and cover. Presentation from former unit member, Capt. Wm. Hackney, Co. H. CONDITION DESCRIPTION: Rebound copy cloth is near fine. Internal with new endpapers. Original pages age toned. Good tight binding. CONTENTS DESCRIPTION: The 7th was the first Regiment raised for the Civil War. Originally a 3-month regiment, it was reorganized and filled with 3-year recruits; notably it was also later armed with Henry repeating rifles. With the reorganization, the regiment saw service at the Battle of Fort Donelson, the Battle of Shiloh, the Battle of Allatoona, the March to the Sea and the Carolinas Campaign. REFERENCES: DORN Ill #83; NEVINS 1, pg 51: "A full, factual diary-like account of the Western theater, with emphasis on Shiloh, Chickamauga, and Sherman's 1864-1865 campaigns." COULTER #5: "Daniel Lieb Ambrose gives a day-by-day account of the marches and fighting of the regiment, during which he rose to the rank of first lieutenant. Though not indicating he kept a diary, the narrative has that form. It gives life and movements of the regiment without much comment on other than military matters except for occasional short statements.". Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 1022037

Bibliografische Details

Titel: HISTORY OF THE SEVENTH REGIMENT ILLINOIS ...

Verlag: Illinois Journal Company, Springfield, Ill

Erscheinungsdatum: 1868

Einband: Hardcover

Zustand: Very Good

Auflage: 1st Edition